Maryland Official Outlines Work To Cut Unemployment Backlog

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s labor department had a backlog of more than 34,000 pending unemployment claims as of last week, but the department secretary told lawmakers Wednesday the agency is making progress processing claims.
Tiffany Robinson’s department has struggled after being inundated with a historic number of claims in the last three months due to the impact of the coronavirus on businesses.
But she said the department has made progress by reaching out to people to